Triple homicide suspect may face death penalty State Attorneys Offices in two Florida judicial circuits continue to review evidence gathered against triple-homicide suspect Derrick Thompson. Neither has ruled out seeking the death penalty against him. A decision in Bay County’s 14th Judicial Circuit, where Thompson is accused of the July 21 killing of businessman Allen Johnson, is expected “very soon,” said spokesman David Angier. In the 1st Judicial Circuit, where Thompson faces charges of fatally shooting Milton residents Steven and Debra Zackowski July 19, the decision won’t come until after State Attorney Bill Eddins secures first degree murder indictments. Eddins said a grand jury will be convened to consider the indictments in about two weeks. “Several weeks after that we will have a committee sit down to determine whether we’ll seek the death penalty,” Eddins said. Thompson was considered a person of interest in the Zackowski slayings when Johnson’s body was found July 21 inside his Panama City-area home. The truck Thompson was believed to be driving following the first killings was located at the scene of the second. The suspect, a successful salesman with an apparently serious drug problem, was taken into custody July 22 at a hunting camp near Troy, Ala. Eddins said Thompson told [...] newsinfl/triple-homicide-suspect-may-face-death-penalty/
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 00:30:37 +0000
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